Subscription boxes are all the rage, and I totally get it! They’re hella fun, full of surprises, affordable (considering the value of the goodies always exceeds the price you pay per box), and you get introduced to a bunch of new products! WINNING! What’s even more winning-y is that there’s a nice selection of vegan-specific [...]
Every spring I become a madwoman. My husband starts the eye rolls and my wallet begins to suffer. It is that time of the year where I hunt for a new, colorful item to add to my beauty stash. I am so tired of, well, looking tired by the end of a Midwestern winter. I [...]
You guys may know that I’m obsessed with yoga, and recently I’ve gotten into something that goes hand-in-hand with yoga, Ayurveda medicine. (Click on the link for more info, as Ayurveda is a vast subject and I am not equipped with enough knowledge about it to school you guys.)
One part of Ayurveda medicine that I’m [...]
I’m always eyeing new beauty products at Whole Foods—seriously, my beautdar is always in full force at health food stores. WFs is where Sia Botanics first caught my eye—their Desert Aloe and Jojoba dry skin line really spoke to me (it was saying sexy things like, “Slather me on yo’ face and look [...]
I found of a gem of a face mask… Food For Lovers‘ vegan queso (I shit you not!). It has amazing astringent, acne-fighting properties, and it’s packed with B Vitamins and amino acids! My skin has never felt and looked so good! Check it out!
What do you think of this awesome foodie face mask! Are [...]
Unless you’re planning on spending mad cheddah to get an early 3-D sono (to see a tinky-winky or lack-there-of) before your 5-month gender sono, try this super cheap and easy baking soda test! Unlike a bunch of cheesy “sex predictor” methods I’ve read about online, this one is actually somewhat science-based [...]
Ellovi Butter ($26) is your skin’s new BFF.
The breakdown:
It’s cruelty-free and vegan!
It’s contains moisturizing and nutrient-rich shea butter and macadamia nut, coconut, hemp seed, and marula nut oils ←the motha of all anti-aging kick-assers.
All ingredients are ethically produced.
The packaging (which is glass—not plastic) is luxuriously gorge and reusable/recyclable.
Ellovi Butter is made by hand [...]
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A Youthful Radiance
Looking to turn back time on your skin? Most foods in the vegan diet naturally promote collagen production while protecting your current collagen levels. Since collagen is responsible for your skins elasticity, you can see just how important this is.
Many of these collagen-boosting foods also contain high levels of Vitamin C. [...]
The other day, I found out that talc was the main ingredient in one of my [used-to-be] favorite vegan and cruelty-free (and expensive) mineral finishing powders—I damn near had a heart attack! How did I not notice this before?!
Why was/am I freaking out about this innocent-seeming ingredient that’s commonly found in things like [...]
Have y’all heard of Perfectly Posh? It’s a company that offers super fun, vegan-friendly bath and beauty products (i.e. cutely-named, colorful bath bombs, soap bars, lotions, masks etc.) and business opportunities for peeps lookin’ to make some extra cheddah (it’s basically LUSH-type products sold Arbonne-style—does that make sense?).
Perfectly Posh shop owner [...]

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A Few Good Reasons to Go Vegan: • You'll save lives
• You'll live a lot longer
• You'll have more energy
• You'll reduce your risk of cancer
• You'll reduce your risk of heart disease
• You'll have lower blood pressure and cholesterol
• You'll get better nutrition
• You'll lower your chances of getting food poisoning
• You won't be ingesting growth hormones and antibiotics
• You'll get sick less often
• You'll fit into your old jeans
• You'll give your body a spring cleaning
• You'll have healthier skin
• You'll make a strong political statement
• You'll reduce waste and air pollution
• You'll earn good karma points
• You'll save money
• You'll help save the planet
Famous Animal Friendly Quotes "Animals are my friends... and I don't eat my friends."
~George Bernard Shaw
"You put a baby in a crib with an apple and a rabbit. If it eats the rabbit and plays with the apple, I'll buy you a new car."
~Harvey Diamond
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals."
~Immanuel Kant
"I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being."
~Abraham Lincoln
"To become vegetarian is to step into the stream which leads to nirvana."
~Buddha
"To consider yourself an environmentalist and still eat meat is like saying you're a philanthropist who doesn't give to charity"
~Howard Lyman
Ingredients to avoid when shopping for cosmetics and skin care: • Animal products
• Animal by-products
• Animal testing
• Parabens
• Sulfates
• GMOs
• Silicones
• BHA/BHT
• Artificial colors
• Artificial fragrances
• Propylene glycol
• Phthalates
• PEG 15
• Toluene
• Pesticides
• Petroleum
• Mineral Oil
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